Cayman Islands vs Japan: Annual death rates at different ages
Cayman Islands
1.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
234th
Japan rank
231st
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Cayman Islands
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.54 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Japan ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 54.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 29.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 10.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.243 deaths per 1,000 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4129 deaths per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Cayman Islands or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Cayman Islands and Japan?
- 0.54 deaths per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Japan rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Cayman Islands ranks 234th and Japan ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.